Pork and Crab Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao) | La Cucina Grandinetti

Ingredients

• One 3-pound chicken, quartered
• 1 pound boneless pork shoulder, sliced 1 inch thick
• Eight 1/4-inch-thick slices of fresh ginger
• 2 scallions, halved crosswise
• 1 large carrot, thinly sliced
• 2 quarts low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 quart water
• 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1-1/2 cups bread flour
• Boiling water
• Large pinch of saffron threads, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 3/4 pound ground pork shoulder
• 1/4 cup Asian crab paste (optional; see Note)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped chives
• 2 tablespoons potato starch
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons mushroom soy sauce, such as Healthy Boy (see Note)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
• 3 cups Jellied Stock (recipe above)
• Goji berries, for garnish (optional)
• 1/4 cup Chinese black vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, julienned